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<p>Nov - Dec 21 issue of the newsletter from the National Coalition
on the Education Emergency (NCEE) with updates on the Education
Emergency, our work and our plans. Please circulate widely in your
networks.<span style="color:#7A6E67"></span></p>
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<div align="justify"><span
style="color:#7A6E67">The National Coalition on the Education Emergency
(NCEE) has been
continuing its
efforts to '<strong>resume</strong>'
and '<strong>renew</strong>'
school education,
advocating for
school re-opening
and for empathetic
education on
resumption. </span><br>
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<div style="text-align:
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Schools should be last
to close and first to
open</span></strong></span></div>
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<div align="justify"><span
style="color:#7A6E67">As
cases of omicron increase,
there are apprehensions
that schools will be
closed again, the Delhi
government has recently
done so. However, the call
that '<em>Schools should
be the last to close and
first to re-open</em>'
needs to be adhered to,
given the huge costs of
school closure to the
well-being of children and
the relatively lower (even
negligible) costs of
re-opening schools. The
new variant shows no
indication of causing
fatalities amongst
children. Like with the
economy, it is essential
to make a clear
consideration of the
relative costs of keeping
schools open and closing
them. India has
unfortunately shown it is
easy to callously
disregard the huge costs
to the large sections of
Indian children who are
kept completely out of
structured learning during
closure. These costs are
long term, even life long
and we cannot afford to
ignore them.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align:
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style="color:#7A6E67"><strong><span
style="font-size:18px">Coalition
prepares note on
supporting early
years’ education</span></strong></span></div>
<br>
<div align="justify"><span
style="color:#7A6E67">A <a
href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yVwx786Cqt2G3DOLTDlqSrw6iMq2Zm-e/view?usp=sharing"
target="_blank"
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on supporting children’s
learning in the
foundational stage in the
context of the current
Education Emergency,
caused by a long spell of
school closure has been
prepared by Prof. Venita
Kaul with inputs from
other education experts.
It builds on the guidance
provided in the
publication <a
href="https://educationemergency.net/2021/11/a-future-at-stake/"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">A
Future at Stake</a> and
focuses on foundational
learning for children aged
3-8 years. This
publication fills an
important need of
teachers, in addressing
the learning needs of
young children, who have
been most affected by
school closure.</span></div>
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style="color:#7A6E67"><strong><span
style="font-size:18px">Social
Mobilization</span></strong></span>
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<span style="color:#7A6E67"><span
style="text-decoration:none"><strong>Letter to Members of Parliament: </strong></span></span>An
<a
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target="_blank"
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was made to all the MPs to
raise the issue of Education
Emergency in the parliament,
discuss in detail its
various aspects and urgently
address the emergency by
taking concrete policy and
budgetary actions that
include financial, academic,
nutritional and social
measures, through a
multi-year program.<br>
<br>
<span style="color:#7A6E67"><span
style="text-decoration:none"><strong>Consultation with Governments: </strong></span></span>Drawing
upon critical aspects from <a
href="https://educationemergency.net/2021/11/a-future-at-stake/"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">A
Future at Stake</a> and
inputs from the committee
formed by the Karnataka
DSERT, the academic
guidelines for school
opening has been finalized
and submitted to be issued
by the education department.
Read in <a
href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nv8bjp_61ANIaUHJqtt3QBGG9gwKXUdz/view?usp=sharing"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">English</a>
<a
href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1glOg_x2sVKV39_wISsEjKCKehHemkCGk/view?usp=sharing"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">ಕನ್ನಡ</a>.<br>
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<strong>Advocacy Campaigns</strong><br>
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align="left"><strong><font
color="#000080"><font
color="#000000"><span
style="color:#7A6E67; text-decoration:none">Eggs in midday meal:</span></font></font></strong><font
color="#000080"><font
color="#000000"><span
style="color:#7A6E67;
text-decoration:none">
The NCEE endorsed a </span></font></font><font
color="#000080"><u><a
href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vZb163gQci0EI1oWd2N2Ejd6Z2YWNryO/view?usp=sharing"
moz-do-not-send="true">statement</a></u></font><font
color="#000080"><font
color="#000000"><span
style="color:#7A6E67;
text-decoration:none">
released by the </span></font></font><font
color="#000080"><u><a
href="https://twitter.com/aharanammahakku/status/1466355835626344457?s=21"
moz-do-not-send="true">Right
to Food campaign</a></u></font><font
color="#000080"><font
color="#000000"><span
style="color:#7A6E67;
text-decoration:none">,
Karnataka, asking the
government to increase
the planned provision
of eggs </span></font></font><font
color="#000080"><font
color="#000000"><span
style="color:#7A6E67;
text-decoration:none">from
</span></font></font><font
color="#000080"><font
color="#000000"><span
style="color:#7A6E67;
text-decoration:none">thrice
a week to students in
North East Karnataka,
to cover all children
in the state and
provide eggs daily as
a part of the midday
meals. </span></font></font>Such
provision would make a
significant impact on the
nutrition status of children
and help in improving the
nutrition levels of children
in the state. As part of
this campaign, eggs and
bananas were distributed in
a government aided high
school in Bengaluru to urge
the government to take
necessary steps.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:
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#7A6E67;font-family:
"Helvetica Neue",
Helvetica, Arial, Verdana,
sans-serif;font-size:
14px;line-height: 150%;"><strong>Children’s
Day press release:</strong>
Emphasizing that the need of
the hour is for children to
return to a caring, safe and
conducive learning
environment, where the focus
is on strengthening their
learning-to-learn abilities
and re-establishing
connections amongst students
and between teachers and
students.<em> </em><span
style="font-style:normal">NCEE
issued a <a
href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PkjGFfZi1VDVVfhI1vQyhjsuClaMu_Vv/view?usp=sharing"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">statement</a>
calling upon governments
to pay heed to the needs
of the children and help
them get the education
they need and deserve. </span><br>
<br>
<strong>Panel discussion:</strong><span
style="color:#7A6E67"> RTE
Forum organized a series
of thematic consultations
with educational experts,
professionals and
concerned stakeholders
with the purpose of
developing a position
paper on the safe
reopening of schools that
will provide a
comprehensive analysis of
the challenges faced by
children and offer clear
recommendations for the
government. Gurumurthy
Kasinathan and Dr. Sajitha
Bashir participated in the
2nd and 3rd consultations
respectively, where
aspects related to the
limitations and
suggestions for
appropriate use of
technology in the response
to the Education
Emergency, the chronic
under-funding in the
public education system in
India and the financial
resources needed to ensure
a comprehensive response
to reduce inequality were
highlighted. Links: <a
href="https://youtu.be/bgd7IbwM084"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">1st
consultation</a> <a
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCz26K65yFc"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">2nd
consultation</a> <a
href="https://youtu.be/k4ZFYl4AtiM"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">3rd
consultation</a></span></p>
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<span style="color:#7A6E67"><strong><span
style="font-size:18px">Education
support to schools and
communities</span></strong></span>
<p style="margin-bottom:
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sans-serif;font-size:
14px;line-height: 150%;"><strong>Steps
in the right direction: </strong><span
style="font-weight:normal">The
efforts of the</span><strong>
</strong><span
style="font-weight:normal">Tamil
Nadu </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">Education
department </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">to
aid the educational
recovery of students </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">facing
the repercussions</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">
of the Education
Emergency. </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">Apart
from dedicated funding
from the government to
address the learning gap
due to school closure, t</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">wo
</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">educational
</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">programs
have been </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">recently
</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">announced:</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:
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sans-serif;font-size:
14px;line-height: 150%;"><strong>Illam
Thedi Kalvi </strong><strong>(“education
coming home”)</strong><strong>:
</strong><span
style="font-weight:normal">The
Tamil Nadu government in
collaboration with several
NGOs, education experts,
teachers and community </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">volunteers</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">
has initiated a community
learning program </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">to
support student learning </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">through</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">
after-school </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">activities
and lessons</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">
in local community spaces.
</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">Efforts
are underway to mobilize
and sensitize volunteers
through </span><em><span
style="font-weight:normal">kala jathas</span></em><span
style="font-weight:normal">
and training programs.
Resource material to be
used by the volunteers has
been developed by the
SCERT.</span></p>
<p style="color:
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sans-serif;font-size:
14px;line-height: 150%;"><strong>Ennum
Ezhuthum</strong><strong>
(“Counting and Writing”)</strong><strong>:
</strong><span
style="font-weight:normal">A
foundational numeracy and
literacy program to
achieve foundational
literacy and numeracy for
all children <8 years
in the next 3 years. The
program </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">aims
to use a comprehensive
approach that moves away
from the traditional
syllabus completion
methods to using methods </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">that
are</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">
appropriate </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">to
</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">students
</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">contexts.
</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">M</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">embers
of the NCEE </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">have
been </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">involved
in the planning and
implementation of these
programs. For more
information, <a
href="mailto:info@educationemergency.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">write
to us</a>.</span></p>
<p style="color:
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sans-serif;font-size:
14px;line-height: 150%;"><span
style="font-weight:normal">The
<a
href="https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Educational_resource_repository"
moz-do-not-send="true">resource
repository</a> is being
continually updated,
compiling different ideas
and activities to help
teachers equip themselves
with a flexible repertoire
of approaches and
resources </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">to
</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">support
the
acquisition/re-acquisition
of skills of learning – in
terms of language
abilities, mathematical
abilities as well as soci</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">o-emotional
development aspects </span><span
style="font-weight:normal">.
</span></p>
<p style="color:
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sans-serif;font-size:
14px;line-height: 150%;"><span
style="font-weight:normal">We
have also been continuing
the documentation of</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">
the work and experiences
of different organizations
as</span><span
style="font-weight:normal">
<a
href="https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Education_Innovation_Models"
moz-do-not-send="true">innovation
models</a>, </span>in
engaging with children and
creating opportunities for
learning during the
pandemic.</p>
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<span style="color:#7A6E67"><span
style="text-decoration:none"><strong>Policy Tracker: </strong></span></span>In
addition to the school
opening status in different
states, information
regarding education
finances, mid-day meals,
textbooks, etc are being
collated to be included as
part of the <a
href="https://educationemergency.net/policy-tracker/"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">policy
tracker</a> by reaching
out to government officials
and other organizations. If
you or anyone you know can
help in this process or have
any suggestions, please <a
href="mailto:info@educationemergency.net?subject=Re%3A%20NCEE%20Policy%20Tracker"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">write
to us</a>. The education
finance policy tracker is
planned to be released early
January 2022 and will
provide information on
state-wise budget
allocations on education.<br>
<br>
<strong>Family Survey</strong>:
Key findings from the
preliminary analysis of the
household survey conducted
in Karnataka to capture the
educational experiences of
children indicates that over
70% of parents felt that
their children’s reading and
writing skills have declined
or stayed the same during
the pandemic. The survey has
now been completed in
Telangana and is planned to
be undertaken in Tamil Nadu
as well. The short survey
instrument can be translated
into different languages. <em><span
style="color:#B22222">Groups
interested in
administering the survey
in their states can </span><a
href="mailto:info@educationemergency.net?subject=Re%3A%20NCEE%20Family%20survey"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#B22222">contact
the NCEE</span></a><span
style="color:#B22222">.</span></em></p>
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left;" valign="top"> <a
href="https://brownstone.org/articles/why-have-they-done-this-to-the-children/"
target="_blank"
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Have They Done This
to the Children?</a><br>
“We have victimized
kids and robbed them
of a childhood, with
no benefit whatsoever
to show for it”.
Bhaskaran Raman
discusses indications
that much of the
world’s response to
Covid-19 is indeed
disproportionate fear
rather than a rational
response, in the
context of children. </td>
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left;" valign="top"> <a
href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1qQ9bho1NRLgrzPbA0AlmA"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">Back
to School: How the
gap in schooling has
caused an education
emergency in India</a><br>
<br>
A podcast episode of
‘The Suno India Show’
where Dr. Sajitha
Bashir discusses ‘A
Future at Stake’ and
the steps schools and
governments should
take to address this
education emergency. </td>
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left;" valign="top"> <a
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2021 - Schools
reopened, but
learning continued
to suffer</a><br>
Despite schools
reopening in a phased
manner this year,
students have been
unable to grasp
lessons taught in the
offline classes as
they have forgotten
basic foundational
skills or have not
picked up the basic
concepts in many core
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a lost decade</a><br>
This UNICEF report
lays out the work in
front of us by taking
stock of the ongoing
impact of COVID-19 on
children and the road
to respond and recover
to reimagine the
future for every
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and schooling in the
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confront bitter facts
if it wants to prepare
a recovery plan of any
credible and practical
value” writes Krishna
Kumar<br>
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of the teaching profession,
challenges of their intricate
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professional development and
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